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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE t t LAZRUS WITKOWSKY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '248,244, dated October 11, 1881, Application filed August 11, 1881. (No model.)

' York, in the countyvand State of New York,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Garments, of'which the following is a speciiication.

This invention consists in the combination, with'a waistcoat, of two stitening-strips and two suspender-straps secured to said stiffenin gstrips, so that by the suspender-straps the pantaloons can be supported, and at the same time,

by means of said stiifening-strips, a iirm con` nection is obtained for the suspender-straps.

With the waistcoat and the suspender-straps secured thereto are combined two buckles secured in pockets formed in the pantaloons.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a sectional side'view ot' a waistcoat Iand pantaloons connected according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional inside view ot' a waiscoat on a larger scale than the previous figure. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same in the plane xx, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side View of the pantaloons.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. In this drawing the letter A designates a waistcoat which is provided with two suspender-straps, B. These suspender-straps are connected to stiffening-strips G, which are secured in the waistcoat, one beneath each of the arm-holes a. Said stift'euing-strips are, by preierence, made of spring-steel, and each ot' them is provided with an eye, b, which projects through the lining of the waistcoat and serves to support a ring, c, to which the suspenderstrap is connected by a snap-hook, d. The stifening-strips decrease in thickness from the top downward, so that their lower ends will readily yield and conform to the shape ot thehody ot' the person wearing the waistcoat.

By these means a lirm and durable connection is obtained between the waistcoat and the suspender-straps, and if these straps kare attached to the pantaloons'the strain of the latter is brought to bear upon theshoulders of the person wearing the waistcoat,`and by the v stift'euing-strips the waistcoatis prevented from being thrown out of shape by the strain of the pantaloons.

The connection between the pantaloons 1 and the waistcoat A is effected by means of buckles @,which are secured in pockets f, formed in the sides of the pantaloons, said buckles being fastened to straps g, whiehyextend down on the inside ot said pockets, and are irmly attached thereto by stitching or otherwise.

The suspender-straps are provided with a series of holes, 7L, so that they can be adj usted in the buckles c, to suit the length ofthe pantaf loons.

Heretofore a yoke has been attached between the external and internal parts ot' a vest, said yoke being forked and extending from a point at or near the center of the back over the shoulders and down the front sides of the vest, the front and lrear ends being furnished with rings, from which the pantaloons may be suspended. Such, however, is not my invention, and is not claimed by me.

Wh at I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf 1. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of a waistcoat, two stifteningstrips fastened in said waistcont', and two suspender-straps attached to the upper portions of' the stift'ening-strips and adapted to adjustably connect with buckles on the pantaloons.

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of a waistcoat, two stiftenin gstrips fastened in said waistcoat, eyes b, secured to the stitt'ening-strips, rings c, secured in these eyes, and suspender-straps attached to andsuspended from the rings.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, of a waistcoat, two stieningstrips fastened in said waistcoat, two suspenderstraps attached to the y stitening-strips, and buckles e, secured to the pantaloons D.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and sealin the presence oftwo subscribing W. HAUEE, CHAs. WAHLEEs. 

